Upset Shopper

Modern technologies play a great part in our lives. We cannot live without cell phones, kitchen appliances and other necessary gadgets anymore. But the most important thing is surely a computer. At the present time all the systems are made automated and most of them are under the control of the computers. The Internet has made the computers even more popular than they were. It is hard to find somebody in the civilized country who does not use a computer at work, home or at many other places. We need them like we need to breath, we became addicted and that is why we have to be very careful initially, when we choose a computer itself and then when have to repair it if something had happened. You can choose between Best Buy, Comp USA and Circuit City.

Best Buy. This company is one of the pioneers in the computer technologies market. At the present time it is ranked on the lists of the Fortune 100. Best Buy is an international company with the branch offices in Canada. The company offers thousands of possibilities to make your dreams come true with the help of their computers. Besides, according to the Forbes Magazine, Best Buy is one of the most generous companies in the United States.

Circuit City. This company is even older that Best Buy. Initially Circuit City was a retailer of household appliances and TV sets. At the present time it focuses on the retail of the consumer electronics, personal computers and laptops, and entertainment software. According to its slogan, everything is simply guaranteed and covered by the warranty.

Comp USA. Comp USA is a subsidiary of the US Commercial Corporation. This company specializes in the retail of different electronics as well. It retails and resells computers and other consumer appliances. Comp USA is an international company. It operates its business in Puerto Rico. But unfortunately, in 2007 the company will have to close all the stores because of the dramatic situation with the assets.

There are two the hugest discounters at the market: Walmart and Kmart. It is your own choice where to shop. We would like to provide you with some information about the companies to help you to choose.

Kmart. Kmart Corporation is a company that runs the second after Walmart chain of the discount stores, book stores Walden Bookstores, coffee shops, drugstores PayLess Drug Stores, which actually has been sold in1996, home improvement stores and mega stores Kmart Super Center. There are about 60 Kmart Super Centers; the first has been opened in 1991. Kmart Corporation used to be on the lists of Fortune 500. The company was established as S.S. Kresge Company in 1912, the very first store was opened in 1897. In 2002 after having made some attempts to save the retail business Kmart went into bankruptcy. Asset value of the company was $ 17 mln and this case of bankruptcy is considered to be the hugest one in the whole history of the American retail. In 2003 the reorganization was finished, 300 stores were closed. This is the main reason of many complaints, in which former employees tell how they were made redundant.

Walmart. Walmart is a chain of the cheapest department stores and this chain is the biggest in the whole country. Walmart store is a must in the American suburbs. Walmart stores, Inc. is on the lists of Fortune 500. The first Walmart store was opened in 1962 in Arkansas, the company was established in 1969. The founders of the company are idols of the American business Sam and Bud Walton. Sam Walton was on the Time Magazine list of 100 greatest people of the 20 century. Nowadays Walmart is very popular because of higher tax refunds and eventually improvements in the jobs picture. The company is world’s largest retailer by revenues. Many people choose Walmart because it chooses to mix merchandise instead of raising prices.